Machine for winding cotton



(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

' O. F. BRADFORD. MA HINE FOR WINDING COTTON, m, UPON A GORE.

No. 383,856; PatentedJ ne 5, 1888.

R :81 v Q N) I o "a u l Q L Ki i fF III & F8 l WITNESSES: E N-VENTUR;

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

F. BRADFORD. i MACHINE FOR WINDING COTTON, &c., UPO A GORE.

No. 383,856. Patented June 5, 1888.

(\D I Q) I -3 N I? T L PM r:)l llyl 'j BR 1' g k 69 r I \W Q [BEE II u I K e I WITNESSES; INVENTUF N. PETERS. Phowumo ra h r. wasmn tm n c No Model.) 3 sheets-sheet 3. 0. P. BRADFORD. MACHINE FOR WINDING COTTON, 6130., UPON A GORE. N0. 383,856.

Patented June 5, 1888.

INVENTEI WITNESSES:

agpwa Q N, PEYERS Plww LIX graph! Wuhmglolm I) C.

UNITED STATES PATENT UFFiCEO CORNELIUS F. BRADFORD, OF PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR WINDING COTTON, 81.0., UPON A oosa.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,856, dated June 5, 1888.

Application filed March 31, 1887. Serial No. 233,180. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS F. BRAD- FORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plymouth, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Winding Cotton or other Material upon a Core; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of myinvention is to produce an improved machine for Winding cotton or other material regularly and evenly 011 a cord or core of jute, cotton, sisal, or other similar substance, or of metal, and it is intended to be applied more particularly to the manufacture of what is known as corset or coraline cord, although it is obvious that it may be ap' plied to other uses.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a side elevation and a plan view of my machine. Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a section of the reel d with a modified form of tension. Fig. 5 is a detail of the form of tension shown in Fig. 1.

The machine is driven by means of the fast and loose pulleys a a, the fast pulley being at tached to the hollow shaft 1), having bearings i i in frame j. A cylindrical face-plate or wheel, 0, is attached to the shaft 1) at the front of the machine and is rotated by it. The reel (1 in front of the plate 0 is loose on the shaft 1) and carries the thread or covering material h. The thread It passes from the reel d to a pulley or guide-wheel, e, which has a bearing on stud f, which is screwed into a projection or boss, 9, on the plate a. The center of this guidewheel is directly over the outer rim of the reel d. The thread h passes from the guide-pulley e to the center of shaft b and around the material to be covered. The reel d is prevented from too rapid rotation or unwinding by the friction of a rod or wire, a, which is attached to the plate 0 byascrew, o, and presses against the hub s in a score cut therein, which prevents the reel from slipping off the hub, the other end of thewirenbeingsecured byaguidewire, 19, attached to the plate a, more or less tension being obtained by springing the wire toward or away from the hubs s of reel :2. The

wire a is held in position by pins q q attached to the plate 0, as will be seen in Fig. 5.

The material 7c to be covered is conveyed to the machine through a tube or sleeve, Z, supported by an arm, m. By the use of this tube the material is presented for winding in proper condition, especially when the core is com posed of fibrous materials, for in that case by the action of the tube the fibers are laid all one way, so thatthe material to be wound on is smoothly laid upon the core without the projections of the hurls or ends of fibers. The end of the tube is to be made bell shaped or countersunk, so that the core may more readily enter it. Said core is is fed forward by the capstan-roll t, around which it has four turns. The capstan t is secured to a shaft, m, having bearings at n a. Said shaft in is rotated by the gear at, which derives motion from the worm on shaft a. The shaft a has bearings in frame j at y y, and is rotated by the gear I), meshing into 0, the latter being attached to the main shaft 1).

The operation of the machine is as follows: The core is is fed slowly forward in the direction of the arrow t by capstan t, and as it passes the point of contact with the thread it the thread is wound around it, being rapidly revolved about it by means of the revolving plate 0. The weight of the guide-Wheel e and boss 9 is compensated for by a balance-weight, 1', attached to the plate 0. Two or morethreads wound on the same reel or bobbin may be used instead of one thread. After leaving the capstan t the finished material is wound upon a reel, 6, said reel being driven by pulleys 5'3" and a belt.

In Fig. 4 is shown a section of the reel d with a modified form of tension, consisting of a washer,'a, spiral spring I), and adjustingnuts 0 c.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.-

1. The plate 0, and the reel d, placed in the center of the said plate, in combination with the tension device, consisting of the rod n, attached to the plate 0 by the screw 0, and the guide-wire 19, substantially as and for the purpose above described.

2. The plate 0, the reel d, placed in the cen ter of the said plate, and the guide-wheel e, in combination with the tension device, consist ICC ing of the rod n, attached to the plate 0 by the I guide-wire 19, substantially as and for the purserew o, and the guide-wire p, substantially as I pose above described. and for the purpose above described. 7 CORNELIUS F. BRADFORD.

3. The plate 0, the reel d, placed in the cen- XVitnesses: 5 ter of the said plate, the guide-wheel e, and WVM. S. DANFORTH,

the tube l, in combination with the rod on, atl CHAS. O. DOTEN, tacked to the plate 0 by the screw 0, and the SAMUEL '1. RYDER. 

